Description
Ninebark 1-0 (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Zone 2-7
Full sun / Partial
An excellent shrub for year-round interest, the arching branches of Ninebark give this shrub a full, mounded shape. Five petaled flowers appear in dense, spirea-like clusters in spring, and give way to clusters of reddish-pink capsules. The clusters eventually turn brown and persist into the winter. The leaves are yellow in the fall. Ninebark makes an excellent hedge plant and provides good erosion control. Both short and long-tongued bees visit this shrub for the abundant flower nectar. Mining bees are frequent pollinators of ninebark flowers. When fully mature it can reach up to 10 feet.
